योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-10, verse-66

नायिकानलिनीभानुः पुष्पचाप इवापरः ।
विद्याधरीणां दयितो गन्धर्वपुरभूषणः ॥ ६६ ॥

nāyikānalinībhānuḥ puṣpacāpa ivāparaḥ ,
vidyādharīṇāṃ dayito gandharvapurabhūṣaṇaḥ 66

66. nāyikānalinībhānuḥ puṣpacāpaḥ iva aparaḥ
vidyādharīṇām dayitaḥ gandharvapurabhūṣaṇaḥ

66. aparaḥ puṣpacāpaḥ iva,
nāyikānalinībhānuḥ,
vidyādharīṇām dayitaḥ gandharvapurabhūṣaṇaḥ

66. He was like the sun to the lotus-like heroines, like another god of love (puṣpacāpa), beloved by the Vidyadhara women, and an adornment to the city of the Gandharvas.

Words meanings summery:

• नायिकानलिनीभानुः (nāyikānalinībhānuḥ) - a sun to the lotus-like heroines

• पुष्पचापः (puṣpacāpaḥ) - Kāmadeva (the god of love, who has a flower-bow)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अपरः (aparaḥ) - another, other, different

• विद्याधरीणाम् (vidyādharīṇām) - of the Vidyadhara women

• दयितः (dayitaḥ) - beloved, dear, desired

• गन्धर्वपुरभूषणः (gandharvapurabhūṣaṇaḥ) - an ornament of the city of Gandharvas

Words meanings and morphology

नायिकानलिनीभानुः (nāyikānalinībhānuḥ) - a sun to the lotus-like heroines

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nāyikānalinībhānu

nāyikānalinībhānu - sun to the lotuses of heroines (metaphor for cherished by heroines)

Compound type : tatpurusha (nāyikā+nalinī+bhānu)

• nāyikā – heroine, mistress, female leader
  noun (feminine)
• nalinī – lotus plant, collection of lotuses
  noun (feminine)
• bhānu – sun, ray of light, splendor
  noun (masculine)

Note: Compound comparing heroines to lotuses and him to the sun.

पुष्पचापः (puṣpacāpaḥ) - Kāmadeva (the god of love, who has a flower-bow)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puṣpacāpa

puṣpacāpa - flower-bow (an epithet of Kāmadeva, the god of love)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (puṣpa+cāpa)

• puṣpa – flower, blossom
  noun (neuter)
• cāpa – bow, arch
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Kāmadeva.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अपरः (aparaḥ) - another, other, different

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apara

apara - other, another, subsequent, inferior

विद्याधरीणाम् (vidyādharīṇām) - of the Vidyadhara women

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of vidyādharī

vidyādharī - a female Vidyadhara (celestial being)

दयितः (dayitaḥ) - beloved, dear, desired

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dayita

dayita - beloved, dear, desired; husband

Past Passive Participle

from root day (to love, be compassionate)

Root: day (class 1)

गन्धर्वपुरभूषणः (gandharvapurabhūṣaṇaḥ) - an ornament of the city of Gandharvas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gandharvapurabhūṣaṇa

gandharvapurabhūṣaṇa - adornment of the city of celestial musicians (Gandharvas)

Compound type : tatpurusha (gandharva+pura+bhūṣaṇa)

• gandharva – a celestial musician, a Gandharva
  noun (masculine)
• pura – city, town, fortress
  noun (neuter)
• bhūṣaṇa – ornament, adornment, decoration
  noun (neuter)

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